ABC Dog of the Year Awards

DOY awards will be awarded in the following categories based on the following rules:

Juvenile Dog of the Year
Based on dogs defeated in Puppy & Derby stakes at any AKC Field Trial. Dogs defeated points from AKC trials hosted by clubs other than regional Brittany Clubs must be sent into the DOY committee with an attached copy of AKC win record report. In the case of a tie, the dog with the most 1st place wins will be awarded DOY. If a tie still exists then multiple awards will be presented.

NSTRA Dog of the Year
Award is based on the NSTRA Top Performance rankings DOY will be awarded to the Top Brittany in these rankings.

NAVDHA Dog of the Year
Will be Awarded to the Brittany which received the highest NAVDHA test level title. In the case of tie or multiple titled dogs the dog with highest points earned at the test level will be awarded. if a tie still exists multiple dogs will be awarded. Eligible titles are as follows:

Eligible titles:

NATURAL ABILITY – NA Prize I, II, III

UTILITY- UT Prize I, II, III

VERSATILE CHAMPION- VC

DOY awards will be awarded in the following categories based on the following rules:

Show Dog of the Year
Award is based on the Year End AKC Top Dogs Report for Brittany breed rankings. The dog with the most dogs defeated will be awarded DOY. In the case of a tie, a dog with the most Best in Specialty wins at ABC Regional Club Specialties will be awarded DOY.

Owner Handler Series Dog of the Year
Based on AKC owner handler series rankings. In the case of a tie, the dogs with the most Owner Handler Best of Breed wins will be awarded DOY.

DOY awards will be awarded in the following categories where AKC titles are awarded and AKC Top Dog Rankings Reports are tabulated based on the following rules.

Obedience Dog of the Year
Award is based on the top ranked Brittany Obedience Dog in the Year End AKC Top Obedience Dog Report 

MACH Agility Dog of the Year 

Awarded to the top ranked MACH Brittany in the Year End AKC Top Dog MACH agility dogs report. 

PACH Agility Dog of the Year  
Awarded to the Top Ranked Brittany in PACH based on the Year End AKC Top Dog PACH agility dogs report.

Rally Dog of the Year 
Awarded to the top ranked Brittany in RALLY in the Year End AKC Top Dog RALLY obedience dogs report.

Barn Hunt Dog of the Year
Awarded to the top ranked Brittany in BARN HUNT in the Year End AKC Top Dog BARN HUNT scent work dogs report. 

Dock Diving Dog of the Year
Awarded to the top ranked Brittany based on the Year End AKC Top Dog Report for Dock Diving. 

In the case of a tie, multiple dogs will be awarded. 

There will be a Junior Handler award in both the field and the show categories. To be eligible, the Junior or one of their parents/guardians must be a full member of the American Brittany Club. For all the events the junior be compete with a Brittany that is owned or co-owned by the Junior Handler or a member of the Junior Handler’s family who is a member in good standing of the ABC (father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother, including step and half relations). For all Junior Awards, in the case of a tie multiple awards will be presented.

Show Junior Handler
This award is based on the Year End AKC Junior Top Handler Report for Brittany Junior handlers. In the event of a tie multiple handlers will be awarded.

Field Junior Handler

The Field junior will get 5 points for every event in which they participate per dog. This includes AKC Field Trials, Hunt Tests, NVDHA, and NSTRA.  A form must be signed by judges or event secretary indicating their participation in the event and the name of the dog they competed with. The Junior must compete in at least 4 events during the calendar year to be eligible for this award. 

Performance Junior Handler

The Performance Junior will get 5 points for every event in which they participate per dog. This includes all AKC performance events that Brittanys are eligible to compete in (obedience, rally, agility, fly-ball, barn hunt, etc.).  A form must be signed by judge(s) or event secretary indicating their participation in the event and the name of the dog they competed with. The Junior must compete in at least 4 events during the calendar year to be eligible for this award.

Special Acknowledgements of ABC Members at DOY ceremony (listed in ABC media DOY acknowledgements): 

• Dual Champions 
• UD, UDX, OGM, & OTCH 
• Obedience High in Trials & High Combined 
• MACH 
• PACH 
• RAE 
• MH MHA MHX
• NAVDHA Versatile Champion 
• AKC Best in Show Winners
• Owner Handler Series Best in Shows 
• Best Junior Wins 
• Wins at AKC Pointing Breed Championship